Couple hurt when Mercedes plunges down Trout Gulch Road embankment

APTOS - Two people were hurt Sunday evening after a man lost control of a silver Mercedes which careened off Trout Gulch Road and down an embankment and then struck a tree, the California Highway Patrol said.

It's unclear how badly the couple was hurt, but both were being flown to a trauma center, officers said.

The accident occurred about 6:10 p.m.

Cal Fire dispatchers said an air ambulance was set to land in Aptos Village Park.